Qatari Game Application

1- Who are we and what we do in Studio 56.

• What is the meaning of a Fablab.
• The different tools and machines found in a Fablab.
• The different zones found in Studio 5/6: Technology zone, creativity zone, and software zone.

2- Intro to Microsoft Teams interface.

• The meaning of every button showed on the screen.

3- Introduce the client letter.

• Discuss the story behind this workshop; mobile app development and traditional Qatari games.
• The importance of keeping the history alive through the new generations.
• How we can connect the past to the present by creating a mobile application about traditional Qatari games.

4- The meaning mobile applications.

• What is Mobile app design and development.

5- Video about the steps of developing a mobile application.

• Discuss the output of the video with the participants.

6- What is paper-based prototyping.

• Practice making a paper prototype of today’s mobile application.

7- Introduction to Thunkable platform.

• What is Thunkable platform, and what is it used for.
• Explain the user-interface of the platform.

8- What we will be doing today.

• Build the prototype; a mobile application displaying different Qatari games.

1- Explain the UI of the Thunkable website and the structure of the platform.

2- Explain how you can add multiple screens to the application.

3- Explain how you can add different components to the screen and edit them.

4- Design the first screen (Start screen).

• Add label and button components to the screen.
• Edit the components to suit the theme of the application.
• Add background image (Qatari theme).

5- Design the second screen (Catalogue screen).

• Add arrangement components: rows and columns.
• Add and edit buttons, images, labels.
• Use the pictures of Qatari traditional games and their meaning from this website: https://www.iloveqatar.net/guide/culture/traditional-games-in-qatar-doha
• Add background image (Qatari theme).

6- Program the buttons of the start and catalogue screens to navigate to the other screen.

7- Discuss further enhancements that can be done to the app.